A 7-year-old girl has died after being pulled from a house fire in Norwich Tuesday evening.
A 7-year-old girl has died following a house fire in Norwich.
Norwich firefighters and Norwich police responded to 83 Summit St. just before 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after receiving several 911 calls about a large home on fire with a child trapped inside, according to police.
When they arrived, they found the two-story house engulfed in flames, police said.
"There was fire showing from the front door, two windows from the first floor, two windows from the second floor and we have reports of a child, it’s the nightmare call," said Norwich Fire Department Chief Tracy Montoya.
Firefighters went into the home and found the girl on the second floor.
The 7-year-old girl was rushed to Backus Hospital and was later pronounced deceased. Police are not releasing the child's identity at this time.
Norwich Fire officials say that a woman and her three kids were living in the home, adding that the woman was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.
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Authorities said the other two children were home at the time of the fire, but were able to get out of the house. The 5-year-old boy and the 12-year-old girl were not injured.
State Police are assisting with the investigation.
